![]() Characters such as Tina, Bobert, and the clash between a three-dimensional set and some two-dimensional characters highlight the zaniness and the uniqueness of the people in this town. A unique aspect about Gumball is its ability to blend mediums, styles, and set pieces so beautifully together. Indeed, the fight scene was a fantastic part for me, but I believe this acne is emblematic of a greater piece of Gumball. Many people remember this episode for the epic anime homage between Nicole and Yuki made by Studio 4☌, the makers of the Berserk series, as well as Children of the Sea. It is only after a letter is sent to her home, threatening her termination and loss of residence, that she is energized to tussle with Yuki. After extensive workplace and personal harassment, Nicole still does not resolve to fight with Yuki. After losing a martial arts battle with Nicole, Yuki’s determination culminated in decades of work in Japan and an unquenchable thirst to regain lost honor. As the children are astonished by Nicole’s composure, Yuki’s daughter Masami details the two’s tumultuous relationship. As Nicole attempts to go on with her life, taking the family grocery shopping and going to work, the former develops into Yuki making advances on Richard and once again calling for a duel. Yuki then calls Nicole for a brawl, but she refuses. As Nicole draws closer, the figure then reveals herself as Yuki, an old friend. In “The Fury”, during Nicole’s morning carpool, she steps outside to meet a shadowy figure, proclaiming it has been a long time. In honor of the thirtieth-anniversary of Cartoon Network, I reviewed several episodes of Gumball, stringing along several odd thoughts, and commentary on what makes this show stand through several points of life. Whether it is a mystery drama, a fantasy,or a sitcom-like comedy. Be it anger, sadness, embarrassment, joy, or fear, children’s media can provide us a safe, comfortable way to travel through a rapidly growing unknown. It is to be expected then, that children’s media would be no different children’s media can elicit a manifold of responses. For a relatively short time, we can forget these characters only exist in the realm of fiction if a character is being beaten or bullied, we can experience a myriad of emotions. Our ability to empathize with others in the real world could be what makes our emotions for a character so potent in novels, movies, and even music. According to many, some of the hallmarks of our experience can be the ability to see another person’s experience as though we are right there with them. One of the hallmarks of media, be it books, television, music, or movies, is the ability to make the audience lose themselves in a narrative, be it for three minutes, thirteen-minutes, thirty-minutes, or even three hours. And soon, when Gumball aired, I smiled when the eponymous Gumball defeated the distatedly Rob in “The Disaster” When “The Warriors of Kyoshi” graced the earth, I admired Suki–both her fighting strength, and sharp wits. When “Lake Lagoi” came on for the first time, I was caught in a trance. in a fight in a pursuit for Wendy in “Fight Fighters,” or when Mabel and Dipper fought a legion of zombies in “Scary-Oke”, I swallowed my food so fast with fear that I almost choked. ![]() When Dipper summoned Rumble McSkrimish to beat Robbie V. When Spongebob became lost and anxious in “Rock Bottom”, screaming into the bizarro abyss, or “Culture Shock”, where Squidward desperately wants to be recognized for his passion, my worries about learning time tables and writing up a report on The Lion King fell away for about twenty-two minutes. Gumball became an integral part of my childhood along with Spongebob, Gravity Falls, and Avatar: The Last Airbender, these four comprised the cornerstone of my favorite childhood cartoons. I was eight years old, and I was in love. I clicked to Channel 64, landing right in the middle of an episode of The Amazing World of Gumball. I languished in agony for all but two seconds, when I found I could skim through Cartoon Network Disney XD wasn’t airing Gravity Falls either. ![]() Yet, as I glanced through the channel, I gasped in horror - no Spongebob! At least, not for the rest of the afternoon. Like a mouse, I lightly hit the cable TV button, scrolling through until I found channel 52: Nickelodeon. As I rushed home from the bright yellow school bus, swiping some Ritz Crackers and cheese, and sliding off my shoes, I skipped through the living room, slamming down on the couch for my favorite cartoon - Spongebob Squarepants! I briefly bounced upstairs to slip on some comfy clothes and catapulted downstairs, clearing three stairs each with feverish excitement. ![]() I can recall one of the first times I viewed The Amazing World of Gumball. ![]()
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